Gussie Travers crisscrosses the U.S., spinning travel tales for housewives sequestered in their homes. Caught up in a scandal, she's forced to flee to India. There, dreams of penning adventurous narratives are made more purposeful by encountering a plague---and an unexpected attraction to childhood friend Gabriel. Will fate and past decisions dash her new hopes? 368 pages, softcover from Bethany.